Permafrost Farming: It’s Possible!
Meet Tim Meyers, who has been growing organic food on 17 acres of permafrost for his hometown of Bethel, Alaska for the past six years.
Permafrost Farming: It’s Possible!
Meet Tim Meyers, who has been growing organic food on 17 acres of permafrost for his hometown of Bethel, Alaska for the past six years.
As natural disasters occur with more force and frequency, an energy grid based on electricity has begun to look quite tenuous. America is forced to look at its dangerous reliance on refrigeration.
11 Vintage Wintery Farm Pictures
Classic pictures of farming life during the colder months. Enjoy – and stay warm!
Will New Antibiotic Regulations Actually Do Anything?
The F.D.A.’s new voluntary guidelines on antibiotics might not do much in the fight against superbugs, but they do recognize a deep connection between human health and the well-being of the animals we eat.
Study: Stop Freaking Out About Aging Farmers
Yes, the average age of farmers has gotten older. But so has the average age of almost every type of worker.
Why Many Farmers Eat Like Crap
In theory, farmers should be poster children for the locavore movement. They have fridges and fields (or home gardens, in the case of some larger farms) stuffed with gorgeous produ...
The Future of Farmer Prosthetics
While high-end prosthetics are advancing by leaps and bounds, devices that can hold up to farming remain elusive.
A Mechanical Nose Could Help Farmers Eavesdrop on Their Plants
The idea comes from Professor Jack Schultz at the University of Missouri, who earned a brief mention in Michael Pollan's amazing article on plant intelligence in the New Yorker.
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